Lt Gen Pratik Sharma to be new GoC Northern Command

Srinagar, Apr 20: Lieutenant General Pratik Sharma, who is currently Deputy Chief of Army Staff (Strategy)  will soon take over as the Northern Army Commander as Lt Gen MV Suchindra Kumar is attaining superannuation on April 31 . The Northern Command of the Army is a particularly critical unit, encompassing the Line of Control in the west and Ladakh in the east, where Indian troops are face-to-face with the Chinese People's Liberation Army.

An infantry officer with an illustrious career spanning over three decades, Lieutenant General Sharma has served in varied operational environments, including Operations Pawan, Meghdoot, Rakshak and Parakram.

Besides serving as GoC Kharga Corps, he has also held key appointments including Director General Military Operations, Military Secretary branch and was the Director General, Information Warfare, at the newly institutionalised Information Directorate at the Army Headquarters in New Delhi. The outgoing Lieutenant General MV Suchindra Kumar has taken over as the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief (GOC-in-C), Northern Command in February 2024 from Lt General Lt Gen Upendra Dwivedi, who is now Army Chief.